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Finnish ice hockey player, father of the Colorado Avalanche

Ice hockey player
Joel Kiviranta
Owner of The avalanche and pro hot dog muncher
Born (1996-03-23) March 23, 1996 (age 28)
Vantaa, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Dallas Stars
Jokerit
Vaasan Sport
National team  Finland
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Joel Kiviranta (born March 23, 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

On 12 November 2013, Kiviranta made his Liiga debut playing with Jokerit against the Espoo Blues during the 2013–14 season.

In the 2018–19 season, his fifth year with Vaasan Sport, Kiviranta tallied 31 points in 48 games. His 16 goals were third on the team however he was unable to propel Sport to the post-season.

Undrafted, Kiviranta used his NHL-out clause with Sport to sign a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on 1 June 2019.

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Slovakia

Kiviranta was selected to make his senior international debut with Finland at the 2019 IIHF World Championship held in Bratislava, Slovakia. He finished with 2 goals and 3 points in 9 games to help Finland claim the gold medal in a victory over Canada on 26 May 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Jokerit Jr. A 20 4 1 5 4
2012–13 Jokerit Jr. A 40 7 13 20 35
2013–14 Jokerit Jr. A 38 18 19 37 40 4 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Jokerit Liiga 1 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Sport Liiga 47 8 5 13 10
2014–15 Sport Jr. A 6 5 0 5 6
2015–16 Sport Liiga 48 6 6 12 22 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Sport Jr. A 1 1 1 2 0
2015–16 Hermes Mestis 1 0 1 1 2
2016–17 Sport Liiga 58 11 10 21 20
2017–18 Sport Liiga 59 19 18 37 24
2018–19 Sport Liiga 48 16 15 31 18
2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 48 12 11 23 25
2019–20 Dallas Stars NHL 12 4 0 1 5
Liiga totals 261 60 54 114 96 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 12 4 0 1 5

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Finland IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 0
2013 Finland U17 7th 5 2 2 4 0
2013 Finland U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 0
2013 Finland IH18 5th 4 2 1 3 4
2014 Finland U18 6th 5 1 0 1 18
2019 Finland WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 2 1 3 0
Junior totals 26 5 3 8 22
Senior totals 9 2 1 3 0

References

  1. "Blues Jokerit game summary". jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). November 12, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. "Stars sign Forward Joel Kiviranta". Dallas Stars. June 1, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  3. "Finnish World Championship team selected". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  4. "Finland defeats Canada for Gold Medal at World Championship". The Sports Network. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

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